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HHS Signs Major Linux Deal With Novell

Posted by Zonk on from the dr.-tux dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has signed a major deal with Novell to begin rolling out their enterprise server and desktop products on government systems. The contract provides unlimited use of Novell products to about 70,000 at HHS, including about 30,000 NIH users. Under the arrangement Novell is providing to HHS 'unlimited access, upgrade protection and technical support' for products, including SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Open Enterprise Server, Novell Linux Desktop, patch management, and a range of identity-based services for management, integration and security."

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  1. They already signed the deal by nystul555 · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to the article, my contacts at Novell, and Novell themselves - http://www.novell.com/news/press/item.jsp?contenti d=879a46d41fe14010VgnVCM1000000100007f____ , they have already signed the multi-million dollar deal. Novell has begun using it as part of their advertising campaign.

    So are you saying they spent millions of dollars on a multi-year deal just to secure a better deal with Microsoft?

    Wouldn't they have just threatened to go with Novell if they were trying to pressure Microsoft for a better price?